Guard for car-windows.



C. W. KENNON.

GUARD FOR GAB. WINDOWS.

APPLICATION FILED 001s, 1913.

1,114,365. v Patented 001;. 20, 1914.

UNITED FFI E CHARLES W. nnnonjon Tamra, rnonrnmnssrenoit 'ro Knivivon' cnv 'nn. GUARD 00., INco roRArEnorrAMrA, FLORIDA, A CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

GUARD roe cAn-wmnows.

To all whom it may concern: l Be it known that I, CHARLES W. KnN oN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Tam pa, in the. county of Hillsboro and State of Florida, have invented certain'new' and useful Improvements. in.,Gl1a1(lS$f0r Car- Windows; and I do hereby declare the fol lowing to be a full,nclear, and exact description of the invention, such as will. enable others skilled in the art to which' it appertains to make and use the same. j.

The present invention relates to guards for car windows, and has for its purpose-to provide a device ofthat character which will effectively prevent the entrance of cine ders and smoke into the car when the windows 'are opened, and thus avoid the attendant discomfort to passengers, and other well known disagreeable results;

A further purpose of the-invention is to provide a window guard which will serve as a means for causing aconstant" draft of fresh air to enter the car while the jcar is moving; and one which is simple in construction and will not appreciably interfere with the range of vision of the person sitting at the car window.

WVith these and other objects in viewthe invention consists in the novel details of construction and combinations of parts more fully hereinafter disclosed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and in which similar reference symbols indicate corresponding parts in the several views: Figure 1 illustrates the application of the deviceto a car window. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the guard removed; and Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the same.

Referring to the construction 1n detall,

the device consists of a curved sheet metal platel and a similarly curved plate 2 of less width than the plate 1, and both of said plates are flared outwardly, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. .The plate 1 is provided with transverse reinforcing strips 3, and a longitudinally disposed strip secured along its inner side edge by rivets 5, or in any other suitable manner. The outer edge of the plate 1 is reinforced by folding upon itself, as at 6, and the outer and inner edges of the plate 2 are similarly strengthened by v the folds? and'8, respectively. p v

The two lates 1 and 2 are disposed in Specification otLettersiatent.

relativel ,i' flgnlarrelation and secured to each other through the medium of a plu- Patented a, 20, 1914. Application filedoctober 3,1913, S eria1IT o.7 93, 16 Li rallty of spacing members 9, whose respec- I vti've ends 10 andll are secured-by engaging under the strips 3 and passing through suitable openings formed in the. plate, 2,

and against whichthe divided free ends are I turned, as clearly, sh0WI1 in Fig.2il A pair 1 of connect ng and spaclng members 9 is secured to the plates 1 and 2, at the" extreme ends, by passing ,therethrough and folding over. their edges. q The adjacentf'outer edges of th'e plates are securedat either end by the spacing members 12-,which are fastened to a said stripsln a manner similar to the members 9, or in'any other 1preferredway; By

thus connecting the inner and outer plates the relatively wide openinggX is provided for directing astrongcurrent ofair intothe space between the plates I and] carrying the cinders and smoke fromthe engine, and the ing Y between the adjacent edges, as shown in Fig. 3. Said outlet opening Y is covered by a screened strip 13, that is secured by" the inturned edges 6 and 7 of the plates. The cinders which are collected between the" plates fall through the open space at the bottom edges, and are thus released at a point sufficiently removed from the open car. Insome instances it ma be desired to omit the screened strip, in which event the blast of air issuing. through the opening Y would carry away the cinders, :but the use of the screen, as shown in the present instance, is preferred.

The guard is adaptedto be mounted in a vertical position immediately in" front of vthe window, as shown in Fig. 1, and in this position is 'detachably secured by means of a numberof thumb boltslt passing through slots 15 and having locking and unlocking may vary the details'of construction and v arrangement of parts .without departing "curved' 'surfaceof theplate 1 deflects the s meomwmdly through the narrow'open- .window to prevent their'entjrance into the from the spirit of my invention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to such features except as may be required by the claims;

1. In a guard for car windows, the combination of a pair of members disposed in spaced and relatively angular relation providing an inlet and an outlet opening, and leaving open upper and lower ends formed by tlreupper and lower edges of the two members; a screen covering said outlet opening; and means for securing the guard to the car window, substantially as de' scribed.

2. Ina guard for car windows the combination of a pair of curved plates of relatively different widths; members, securing said plates together to provide a broad inlet opening and 1 a relatively narrow outlet opening, and leaving open upper and lower ends formed by the upper and lower edges of the two members; a screen covering said outlet opening; and-means on one of said plates for securing the guard to the car' window, substantially as described.

3., The combination with a car window, ofa' guard therefor comprising a curved plate disposed vertically'against the window and projecting outwardly therefrom;

a second curved plate secured to the firstnamed curved plate and providing therewith a broad inlet opening andv a relatively narrow outlet opening, and leaving open upper and lower ends between the plates formed by the upper and lower edges of said plates; and a screen covering said outlet opening, substantially as described.

4:. The combination with acar window, of a guard therefor comprising a curved plate disposed vertically against the window and projecting outwardly therefrom; a second curved plate of less width than the first curved plate; members securing said plates in spaced relation providing a broad inlet opening and a relatively narrow outlet opening, and leaving open upper and lower ends between the plates formed by the upper and lower edges of said plates, the edges of said plates adjacent said outlet opening being turned inwardly; and a screen strip secured to said turned-in edges and covering said outletopening, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature,in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES W. KEN-NON.

lVitnesses: JAs. B. GIBSON, Jr.,

RpW; EVANS. i

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